Shoe-tree.



A. R. ANDERSON.

SHOE TREE.

APPLlCATIoN FILED APR.25;1912.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

illlellee v-'ippllcelimi lel Api" lle il; lmewh 'that L llrmllmf ANDER-SON, cillin-fn el? die llilllefl., lillgslles, residing-g nl?Jilli'llnggtell, ln lghe eelliil'y el? l'lluflseh mill l/talle el? lflewJersey, lewe invented eellnlih. new mul useful lmpieveiiielilas in.lflhee ',lli'ees, el lvhieli the lellelviug; :i specifica tien.

This illf'elltlen lelzil' l1-e shoe* llais :its its primary eljeel le'previ le e tree which will readily acl-pt ilsellf le @heee el(lilf'ei'ent Shapes muli which may lie fl'ellllily und quickly:Leljeslecl le lil; Within shoes el (li'll'el'ent The 'lventlenful-their nime le :le il :md eeuw-ct the lee lei-mel' :1xwiens that th.'will i'emllly eeri''l'nn'ie lle iiai'lei' (fehl-ril of beth pointed hullblelell leed :sheofM The inve eine; l'ulllllez te sie een" lpl'ieexjrmlulillg wenn@ lei the 'i'ee nulli;

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prevel'll overlapping 0f the uml/ching edges el' the sections uli-l telinut llie separation Suhl seelieiis :i1-e lormel upon their inner,Sides with inwardly prelim-lieg elim zr each. {mime-Ll with :1 slet ilzmll these mais miel-hip elle iel'l1e1' :is Clearly shown in Fige :unlil el the dlimlfiilg, .and n Serew is inserted llli'ellsrh he sluis il-Lmll has lzhleaclell upon il; :l nul l5. lfm lliii: mennen llie Seetlens:it their :lje'lwm'll ends are pi'ei'eiitecl .fi-em relm 'tive vetiefillllslihleei'neht und the engagesuelll; el the Sere-'w 5 al; theeiicl-li'alls of lnhe Slots -l will ef eeluwse limit lghe degree atwhich the Sections at tl'iesad 'fervzllll hulle muy l fseljmutecl.Projecting iiwguclly v will' l il' lhe shimlc heilig' pil'elell :it lismlm-ll mhh muy he swung am mlieiited iii :lie 'lfllll will llellzed linepersltiehe in Fill. l?, el the (ll'uwieg' Se l'liill; while when lzlielll'ee le: .lllmigfell lviilllll :1 eline. lli(l shamli Se@ tien will,:lss-lime l-he lull line position Shown, in alle Snifl ligure 21ml willl'es all? iLs; ler-- muil eml in llie elimine] l2, when the lzl'ee i;:le he illaei'lell inl/e the when, lille mill #velieri willen.rlelefmepieiilljv ic-cell'erl willllin ille El il# lille :fl/lie!-sellieh el' lhe slizaiili i'lli l imlil'zllell .by lille mlllivul l5 umllplml'lrs'zlli lli@ Veel-muh n, lleell-lil'lllel' ylele le fui lie lli-eielm'lm' will/e111:

vill lie :eswlillg'up le rilmlll; the flellml llle lili) of the heel ofan ordinary shoe. In connection with the two sections of the shank,

means is provided for extending and retracting the section 15 so as toforce the heel former plate 16 away from the toe former sections or drawthe said plate 16 toward the said sections, and this means will now bedescribed.v

The section 14 of the shank is formed with a pair of upstanding ears 17between which is pivoted as-at 18, the forward end of a toggle-link,this link being indicated by the numeral 19. The other toggle-link isindicated at 20 and is pivoted as at 21 to the first mentioned link 19.The link 19 is extended beyond the pivot 21 and is formed or providedwith a laterally lprojecting finger-piece, by means of which this linkmay be manipulated to open or close the toggle. The rear end of thetoggle-link 2O is pivoted as at 23 between the spaced portions of a yoke24 which is slidably fitted upon the shank section 15. A latch finger 25is pivoted as at 26 upon one of the spaced portions of the yoke 24 andis provided at` its lower end with a. laterally projecting stud 27arranged to'project through openings 28 formed in the said spacedportions of the yoke and dctachably through open-- ings 29 which extendin a series lengthwise of the section 15. A spring 30 is assembled withthe pivot 26 of the latch-finger and serves to normally hold the fingerwith its stud 27 engaging through the said openings.

From the foregoing description of' the invention it will be understoodthat when the tree is to be fitted into a shoe, the upper end of thelatch-finger 25 is first pressed so as to disngage the stud 27 from theIopenings 28 and 29 and the shank section 15 is then vslid forwardly orrearwardly so as to adjust the device as regards its length, whereby toadapt it to the particular shoe into which it is to be inserted. Afterthe shank sections have been properly adjusted, the shank is swung up toassume about the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing,the toggle being substantially closed and the toe former, sections arethen inserted into the shoe. ,j-After .these sections have been properlypositioned the shank is lowered into the shoe carrying with it the heelformer plate 16.`4 Pressure is then exerted upon the Enger-piece 22 ofthe toggle-link 19 thereby opening the toggle Iand forcing the shanksection 15 rearwardly.

This extension of the shankserves to cause the heel former plate 16 tobearfirmly against the inner surface of the heel of the shoe andconsequently the shank 14 is forced forwardly moving with it thespreaderplate 8.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is Y' l. In ashoe tree, a toe former, a heel former', a shank connecting the formersand comprising a tubular section connected to one of the formers and asection connected to the other former and slidably fitting withintheftubular section, a toggle link pivoted to the tubular section, amember slidably adjustable upon the other -section of the shank, and atoggle link pivoted to the said member and to the first mentioned togglelink.

2. Ina shoe tree,l a toe former, a' heel former, a shank connecting theformersand including a tubular section connected to oneof the forniersand a section connected to the other former and slidably fitting withinthe tubular section, a toggle link pivoted to the other sectiomthe othersec-v 3. In a shoe tree, a toe former, a. hee

former, a shank connecting the formers, the toe former comprisingsections connected for relative movement, ears proJecting inL wardlyfrom the sections, and a vplate to which the shank is pivoted, the saidplate bein provided with slots and the ears being provided with pinsprojectingthrough.the

slots, the plate being formed centrally and longitudinally with adepression arranged toreceive the edge port1on' o f the shank when theshank is'in position 'extend 'the said formers.

In testimony whereof I -aixhinyts'gnature in presence of two witnesses.j s

ANDREW R. ANDERSON! {nus} Witnesses:

EDWARD OHARA, RICHARD E. SM1'1: H,`J1'.vv

